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    Step 2  Click on the Free Select        tool in the Toolbox.
                               OR

                               Click on Tools → Selection Tools → Free Select
                               option.
                               OR
                               Press F on your keyboard.

                      Step 3  Click around the area of the image you want to                   Using Free Select tool
                               select. Each click will create a point and GIMP will connect the points with straight lines.
                               To complete the selection, connect the last point back to the first point. You will see the
                               selected area outlined.

                      Once you are satisfied with the selection, use it for operations like cutting, copying or applying filters.
                      Fuzzy Select Tool

                      Fuzzy Select tool or Magic Wand tool, is used to detect the edges of the image automatically on
                      the basis of colour codes and do the selection quickly.

                      Perform the following steps to use the Fuzzy Select tool:
                      Step 1  Open an image in GIMP.

                      Step 2  Click on the Fuzzy Select        tool in the Toolbox.
                               OR
                               Click on Tools → Selection Tools → Fuzzy Select
                               option.

                               OR
                               Press U on your keyboard.

                      Step 3  Click  on  the  image  to  be  selected.  A  freehand           Using Fuzzy Select tool
                               shape dotted line will appear around the section you clicked.
                      Once you are satisfied with the selection, use it for operations like cutting, copying or applying
                      filters.

                            INVERTING A SELECTION

                      This option is used to change the current selection.
                      The selected portion becomes unselected and vice
                      versa. The steps to invert a selection are as follows:

                      Step 1  Open an image. Select the part  to be
                               retained.
                      Step 2  Choose the Invert option from the Select
                               menu.

                               OR

                               Press Ctrl + I on your keyboard.

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